Coin-container wrapper



E. W. JACKSON COIN-CONTAINER WRAPPER Aug. 30, 1949.

.Filed Oct. 2' 1946 Patented Aug. 30, 41949 UNITED .1conv;-CoNixiailvliltivvRin-PER1V .Y I vlilinest''W JacksomAustingTx.- YApplication; ottenere, 194e',l ser'iai'lN; 2700,611@

This invention relates to a.A coin-container. wrapper. It isparticularly useful for the.;.en, closure.A of` coins of a specified`numberi'andkind eindfase-temporary.container for't'he coins. I Theapplication constitutes ,at continuation#irl-,part oilmy.cpendingfappIiCation Serial No.v 588,620.y for Coinwrapper.InV-fthe-handling ofcoins in banks, the'savingof timer isofzthe utmostimportance.; Coin Wrapperr on container. devices which maybe readilyyforrnedinto. operative .condition and` willJ receive. coins,fpermitting.thelqulck sealing of theY package and. further permitting the coins to;be,` counted.iwithoutremoval. from` the Wrapper, are:

highly desirable.. Y, Transparent plastic wrappers. and particularlywhen` formed in tubular Shaper areV extremely ef- 'cient. as ,means forthe packaging of., coinsw-hile permitting, thefcounting. thereof afterpackaging.-v

However, the containers .in tubeform require toomuch space'andlfurther.thejlends-.of Vthe tubesl have to bese'aledafter. the coinsare,inserted. 1 If'vcontainers of any. ,shape.crossgsectionf arefo1ded," the material .when ,shaped inY such,I col-f lapsed `formtends.A to form rigid groovesiorv foldsf along itsilength, and the..insertion .of.' coins. bee

cornes.extremelydiihcultby.reason of thepresence-,.Y

of 4such"grooves and y.the tendency ofthe material.,

to assume its original collapsed shape. Y

Aniobject of the. present-invention is to provide a tubular body,preferably of plastic material which is transparent. and-.which-,isYcollapsed for shipment in flat condition,V means, however, beingprovided forquicklyrestoring the bodyfto tubular shape so that thecontainer is -Areadyr toreceivefr coins. A further, object; istos-provid'ea tubular transparent body of flexible or resilient materialwith Varrelatively rigid baseadapted to be folded" withzthe axisof--the--baseeatright'anglesto the longitudinal axis ofthetube whereby,after fun-f' foldingethe struc-ture;r the-base serves asa'rigid"v meansfor holding the-tubular` body-in open "con: dition. Yet-another 'object'isf to i provide such :a:

tubulanfcontainen-Wrapper for "coins Whereiri'the" The inventi'o'niscilliistratedglin anpreferre'dikzml; bodiment; by: the accompanying.drawing-g:v in

which:

' Figure- 1f is: .ai perspectivezviewof 'f acoinlcbn' -l tainer.-viwrappers: embodying myinventioni; Figi; 2,13

.Y In'4 thevillustrationi given;r I0 designatesl-a`tubu`- lar sheathwhichz istpreferably `form'edoftrans"-`r parenta plasticematerialf. Inlthe.S for-mingfi of the.;

-; wrapper-,1I prefer to extriude'ithematerialitlirough a. tubulan Vdie:` so asf toxiform a; seamlessltubef. the? tubei beingi cutinripropler lengths; softhatea'ch'ftube can: receive the .desiredinumberfoi coinss. I-tfwillli befunde'rstood, Ahowever;.that the:Wrapperf'maygbef for-med.fin:any'.'suitable:manner;y f

Any;y suitable.vl materiali m'ay'fb'e` employed. I5:

prefer a' a. transparent material f which 'isf flexiblei andi at? the:samer-:time: resilient: For I some1y .purr poses,.; itrf is 1: also.tdesirable that'. thei.fmaterial=1beislightlywa-terabsorbentiandralsosealableby heatsv For'example;,excellentresultsrhava beerr'freceived 'i with? polyvinyl-falcohol-1plastic;` i Itzwill fbel under;- stoodphowever,thattherezarea variety of plastici and otherrnaterials.Whic-inhavelthedesirediflexi'V bilitwandiresilience;.enablirrgltliecarrying'fz outof I* thelinventionfhereindescribedz.. f A

,After 'theiftubular' "vbodyfixl liihas;4 beenfor'xned prefer ltowturn:one. end-:of he tubefinwardly and-'11 tofsealethesamer'underi'thelff'iniluen'ce@v ofii heati so?? folding operationt';thefizlreatrresponsivematerial forms ;foverlapping;.portionsy with:tiny!4 groovesori crevices-zl v2r'extendinglaterally# along' thetlcase;The overlappinggofathe portionsicausesthe materiaito i assume-arelatively :rig-lidcli'aracter." The? resutL* 1 ing-{circulari base,body-hasta.' rigiditylfconsiderably-'I moreithani twice that -offtheAtubular/body! ll'gaan'd itisathis ,increasedxrigidityfwhicht:givesLthe-inew results hereinafter described. After'thebase Il has been formed as above described, the tube I0 is flattened tothe condition shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and the base I l is folded overupon the attened tube l0 with the axis of the circular base runningsubstantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the tube I0.

In the attened condition shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the container structuremay be shipped in compact form, the collapsed containers occupyingrelatively small space in a general container.

In the operation of the device, the bank teller removes a containerwrapper from the general 'container and opens the tube I bystraightening the container. In this operation, the rigid base l Iswings to the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and serves as acircular hoop for restoring the walls of the container l to circularposition. Under the effect of the rigid base Il, the resilient walls ofthe wrapper I0 move from their creased conditiontoward a fully open tubeposition so that the teller can drop coins readily into the resultingtube. The opening I3 in the base Ii permits the rapid escape of air ascoins are dropped into the container. Although the base Il may beresting upon a table or desk, air escapes laterally through the groovesl2 as the coins fall into the container. Further, in the foldingoperation, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, the vent I3 permits the rapidescape of air so that the base Il may be folded at upon the containerportion I0 without the trapping of air.

The rigid base portion Il serves several important functions. Itprovides an unfolded and truly flat base for supporting the coinwrapper, and when the base Il is swung to a position in which the planeof thev base is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube l0,it serves as an alignment member for snapping the resilient walls of thecontainer into their original circular condition. The rigid base exertsa pressure constantly, tending to remove any creases formed in theoriginal folding of the tube I0. At the same time, when in the flattenedcondition shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the relativelyrigid base Il serves asa means for resisting opening of the tube and tends to maintain it inits flattened condition.

After the coins have been inserted by the teller, he may seal the top ofthe container by simply tapping the open end of the tube against aheated element. This provides a closure for the open end and a barrieragainst the egress of coins. The heated element forms inwardly-extendinglocking shoulders which may be of very slight extent. A slight shoulderformed at the open end under the influence of heat is sucient to preventthe escape of coins, while at the same time the shoulder may be removedupon the application of a, heated instrument. If it is desired to reusethe plastic tube, this may be done by applying a heated instrument tothe inwardlyturned shoulder and flaring the same outwardly under theinfluence of heat. On the other hand, if it is not desired to reuse thevcontainer, the Wrapper may simply be broken; and the coins removed bypouring them onto the counter,

While in the description given, I have described a heat-responsiveplastic material, it will be understood that other types of material maybe employed. For example, a plastic material may be provided with therigid base by means of a solvent which reduces the end portionof thetubular body to a flowing material readily moldable into the desiredrigid horizontal base. Evaporation of the solvent provides the desiredrigid bottom for the container. Cellophane and a va.- riety of plasticbodies may be employed in carrying out the invention.

While in the foregoing specification, I have set forth one embodiment ofthe invention in considerable detail, it will be understood that suchdetails may be modified widely by those skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A coin-container wrapper, comprising a tubular body of plasticresilient transparent material, having an end portion turned inwardly toform a substantially circular base with a central aperture therein, saidbase being formed by overlapping portions attened to provide a rigidbase body, said tube being flattened and folded upon itself at the endadjacent said base to bring said base upon said body with the plane ofthe base substantially parallel with the plane of the iiat body.

2.' A coin-container wrapper, comprising a transparent tubular body ofresilient plastic material, having an end portion turned inwardly toform a circular base with overlapping portions flattened to make thebase rigid, said body being flattened and folded adjacent said base tobring said base upon the body with the plane of the base parallel to theplane of the flattened body, said base when moved to a position in whichthe base is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tubular body,urging said resilient body material toward a :fully open tubularposition.

3. A coin-container wrapper, comprising a transparent tubular resilientbody formed of polyvinyl alcohol plastic, said body having an endportion turned inwardly to form a circular base with overlappingportions flattened to make the base rigid, said body being attened andfolded adjacent the base to bring said base upon said body with theplane of the base substantially parallel with the plane of the flattenedbody, said base when moved to a position in which the plane of the baseis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body, urging saidresilient body material toward a fully open tubular position.

ERNEST W. JACKSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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